A 6569 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Enacts the consumer wheelchair repair bill of rights act

Summary

Enacts the "consumer wheelchair repair bill of rights act" requiring manufacturers to make available certain documentation, parts, embedded software, firmware, or tools necessary for repairing equipment; establishes a timely repair for wheelchair program; deems all wheelchair repairs needed within 5 years of initial prescription medically necessary.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 6, 2025 Last action May 29, 2026

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What changed between versions

A6569A → A6569B · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from A6569-A to A6569-B and had its sponsor list updated to include additional legislators. The most significant substantive change is the broadening of the definition of 'equipment' from specifically 'powered wheelchairs' to all 'wheelchairs,' which expands the Consumer Wheelchair Repair Bill of Rights to cover manual wheelchairs as well. The bill was also re-referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include manual wheelchairs in addition to powered wheelchairs.

SCOPE

The definition of 'equipment' was changed from 'powered wheelchair' to 'wheelchair,' extending the bill's protections to manual wheelchairs.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of bill sponsors was updated to include eight additional Assembly members.

TECHNICAL

The bill was renumbered from A6569-A to A6569-B and re-referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection following amendments.

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Committee

Amendments

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6569B

lower

May 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6569A

lower

Jun 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION

lower

1 primary · 10 co-sponsors